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Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4: Zoology
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The species as originally defined was more comprehensive in its details
than when printed; for the restricting "decussatim" had not been added,
and "Gualt. t. 93. f. B." was an additional synonym. The printed
additions were "obsoletis," "Margine reflexo," "exteriore duplicato
longiore," and the final remark. _S. imbricatus_ was the intended name.
C. HIPPOPUS. _Sp._ plicatus muricatus, ano retuso clauso dentato.
"Arg. t. 26. f. H." was an additional synonym of the MS.: the printed 20
should have been 10, as written: "ut in præcedente" was an emendation:
_S. asper_ was the proposed name.
C. LAZARUS. _Sp._ imbricatus.
Seba was not cited: "obliquam" followed "fossam" in the MS.
"Elevatis," "longitudine testæ," "productiore," "instar auris" formed
no portion of the early description.
C. ANTIQUATA. _Sp._ subcordatus, sulcis perpendicularibus transversim
striatis.
No name was attached to the original details, which appear to have been
altered ("in aliis minimum cordatum impressum fuscum"), and the synonym
of Bonanni added, in order to comprise that species (_Cardita sulcata_)
which had been pictorially defined in the 'Systema.' "Gibba" was
preceded by "admodum": "obsoletis" was not present. _Cardita bicolor,
var. unicolor_ was probably intended.
C. SEMIORBICULATA. _Sp._ semiorbiculatus compressus, decussate striatus,
rudis.
"Interior" was the earlier reading of "primarius."
C. CORDATA. _Sp._ cordatus, transversim striatus, hinc elongatus,
compressus.
C. OBLONGA. _Sp._ oblongus, antice angulatus, dentibus anticis acutis.
"Unico" (error for "unicus") originally preceded "in altera valvula."
C. CORDIFORMIS. _Buc._ subrotundum læve, umbonibus recurvatis.
The brief description in the 'Systema' had evidently been copied in the
manuscript by our author himself, who cited Gualt. t. 71. f. E. as the
sole synonym. The specimen had apparently been added to the collection,
subsequently to the drawing up of the first catalogue.
ARCA.
Testa crassa, umbonibus distantibus intus fornicatis. Cardo planus,
masticatus dentibus numerosis minimis æqualibus transversis.
A. TORTUOSA. _A._ oblonga obliqua, valvula altera oblique carinata.
"Nates, &c." and "Cardo, &c." were the printed additions to the earlier
description. The 'Systema' synonyms of Klein (t. 8. f. 16) and Bonanni
(2. f. 128) were present in the manuscript.
A. NOÆ. _A._ oblonga angulata hians.
This manuscript furnishes us with the additional synonyms of
"Aldrov. 3. p. 513." and "Sloan. Hist. 2. p. 257. Musculus Matthioli,"
besides the previously published references to Lister (368. n. 208)
and Bonanni (2. t. 32). The formation of the hinge was not, however,
indicated, and the passage commencing with "Nates" has been enlarged
from "Umbones remotissimæ, area interjecta concava, ad angulum rectum
striata. Margo exterior in medio hians, apertura barbata."
The intended specific epithet was _A. Noemi_.
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